Are you getting the best possible price from the health insurance marketplace?

Since 1999 health insurance premiums have increased a whopping 213%. In 2016, the average premium for a group health insurance plan was $11,484. Each year, employers face difficult decisions on balancing the cost of coverage with their desire to attract and retain quality employees. Taking advantage of our market driven system is one part of the solution. On average, 49% of Americans receive their health insurance coverage from the workplace. In Florida, we provide coverage to only 39% of our population. Health insurance is costly and for many employers it is the single most expensive budget item next to employee wages.

In this session, participants will learn:

What health care costs and how it compares with other financial metrics

Who the insurance industry players are and how they compete for your business

How an insurance carrier underwrites your business

How to leverage the insurance marketplace for the best possible price

Understanding the insurance brokerage system

SPEAKER: CONNIE CHIARA

Connie Chiara is President and CEO of Corporate Benefit Partners, an employee benefits brokerage and consulting firm based in Boca Raton, Florida. CPB offers an extensive service platform with specific expertise in helping clients to create greater value from their employee benefit programs.

An insurance industry executive with over 30 years of sales, marketing and operational experience, Connie has held leadership positions with some of the country’s largest insurance brokerage and consulting firms. In pursuit of her passion to provide excellence in customer service, Ms. Chiara founded Corporate Benefit Partners in 2015.

In recognition of her professional accomplishments and service to her community, Connie was selected by the South Florida Business Journal as an “Influential Business Woman” and had been invited for the past several years to participate in the Business Journal’s “Bizwomen Mentoring Monday” event. Last year, Connie was proud to be presented with the 2016 “Spark Award” from GCI Worldwide Corporation at their annual “Extraordinary Women Leading Change” conference.